The City Sleeps In Flames
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The City Sleeps in Flames is the debut album by post-hardcore
band Scary Kids Scaring Kids
, was released through Immortal Records
on June 28, 2005. The album produced three music videos, for the songs "The Only Medicine", "My Darkest Hour" and "The City Sleeps in Flames". The title of the album and the song "The City Sleeps in Flames" references the group's loss of structure in their lives, creating a new one on the road. The cover recalls the final scene of the movie Fight Club
. Also, the song "The World as We Know It" makes a reference to the movie 28 Days Later
("A virus known as Rage is brutally destroying and spreading all over the place").
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Scary Kids Scaring Kids was an American post-hardcore band formed in Gilbert, Arizona in 2002. The band's name comes from the Cap'n Jazz song of the same name...
, was released through Immortal Records
Immortal Records
Immortal Records is an independent record label out of Los Angeles, California. Founded by Happy Walters in 1994, the label had helped launched the careers of such influential acts as Korn, 30 Seconds to Mars, and Incubus over the years. The label had also released soundtracks, including Judgment...
on June 28, 2005. The album produced three music videos, for the songs "The Only Medicine", "My Darkest Hour" and "The City Sleeps in Flames". The title of the album and the song "The City Sleeps in Flames" references the group's loss of structure in their lives, creating a new one on the road. The cover recalls the final scene of the movie Fight Club
Fight Club (film)
Fight Club is a 1999 American film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher and stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the unnamed protagonist, an "everyman" who is discontented with his white-collar job...
. Also, the song "The World as We Know It" makes a reference to the movie 28 Days Later
28 Days Later
28 Days Later is an acclaimed 2002 British horror film directed by Danny Boyle. The screenplay was written by Alex Garland, and the film stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, and Christopher Eccleston...
("A virus known as Rage is brutally destroying and spreading all over the place").
Track listing
- "The City Sleeps in Flames" – 4:01
- "The Only Medicine" – 2:51
- "The World as We Know It" – 3:02
- "What's Said and Done" – 3:45
- "Just a Taste" – 3:52
- "My Darkest Hour" – 3:29
- "Drowning" – 3:12
- "The Bright Side of Suffering" – 4:02
- "Empty Glasses" – 2:50
- "Faith in the Knife" – 3:27
- "A Breath of Sunshine" – 5:45
- "What's Up Now" (iTunes Bonus Track) - 4:25
Personnel
- Tyson Stevens - lead vocals, guitars, bass
- Pete Costa - drums, percussion
- Chad Crawford - rhythm & lead guitars, vocals
- DJ Wilson - guitars, bass
- Steve Kirby - lead & rhythm guitars
- Pouyan Afkary - keyboards, synth, piano, programming, backing vocals